April 20, 1882,] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



233 



recfc; for Pilot's pedigree falls to ghow the ctqbs, ffeflidnot 

 breed aid Ponto or Moll, therefore he r-ouUI not have intra- 

 flu, ed this Edm.oncl Castle strain bef ore Ponto and Moll's tiaia; 

 therefore his own, letti hJs.dogB, Hot 



alum- Pri.lc oXthe Border, bul all of them, to b& incorrect, 

 and "wilfully so He went Eour tlmeato [rel 

 setter to cross with hi . • ■ with th 



bul Cthinkl 

 he brod Pilot ! out tli 



the Irish LI I too. arid then found it nee... 



Jj ■ ■ iMertoiimjrovehisdogs,anda3thBri 



dice to liver, r. wouia dot do for him to 

 dog he owed all the good rjitalitiog of hi? 



i'i :\:\ triah 



id when 



•reel oat 

 troelnee 

 pren'u- 



,-.-is 



v that it was botui 



he COUld 1101 claim ill hi ft 



1 suppose all the liver 

 Edmond Castle setters ; tli 

 will have a chanc 



wl ma a liverandwhib 



call him an Edniond Castli 

 tan would have to call his i 

 and that is. rlia.l PridSof il 



of liver in the grade of cole 

 It the Lavorack is a pure. 1< 

 sieh-r him, but a. cross of th 

 Irish he owes his good qi 

 bench make a olassforbin 

 Irian's kciuu'lr IT he is an 

 as such, and in that class 

 what his name or who bra 

 the English and 

 as the bull terrier is or as i 

 for this breed of dogs; th 

 individual ken tela is nol 

 benches have no dght to u 



viiite 



dog 



il! |S 



Th 



3 will v 



• bench, 



B diel 



idra 



i\ win 

 nel Irish, 



this tin 



dogs, I. gives Coo much scope b 



kth-Ii as the Gordons, as uot\ 



mongrel has become so well e'stabli 



pure dog <;ould not lake a prizi 



these eleijjs fail in the field 



are good on I \- 1 in' those i!i 



swindle the public and in 



The black and ban prize \ 



from the Hugh' 



setters than a mule i- a I 



field, they - worthless, 



pui good black and tan I 



hey had i rived a prize 



way with the rod dog called li 



jvhich h.ivr, come from prize wii 



extensively advertised as sn 



than Gordons, and in this 



anel must expect to be sw 



black and tan and the Irish remain as h i 



In the first place there is no such Rfstfip.r 

 The black and tan should come 

 anel Irish setters, and the Gorde 

 istun.ee. nnel prizes offered ior taba 

 Then vein would find the black 

 field. 



As tor the Irish sette 



i I. -.called 

 ana thej 

 The man 

 s ritrht to 



hladj and 



lOedtilte position 



il ., Doverack 

 h 1 do not con- 

 I it is to the. 

 toes the, English .show 

 Y,"h\ make a pet place for any 

 fhsh setter he should be classed 

 intend for the- prize, net matter 

 m. and ii he is a cross between 

 i^uld-be classed as such, thssame 



rhl.' and the managers of show 

 TI,.-\ may say that they get 

 ' " ie right to 

 liut no man has a 

 he public, and 



up the show and offer the prizes, and they have the right to 



manage it as they please, 'i his l r 



right to do that which will be Like 



t.Viio fliov Hn rolinn I lw,v ,.,.'-.. , . I 



ling of 



ed that, like the 

 ze. In nine cases o 

 -en the best show be 

 I tin-in ior profit I 

 •fullblooeled and 



stra 



ot 



i,>ii;_ 



•els 

 i. This 

 Iris),. a 

 t of ten 

 eh dors 

 1 thereby 

 <-od dpga 



ish. I he 

 ners, and 



•h t.ha 

 vay too the 

 tidied as loi 



:h 1 have seen, both 



m-he-- . were no more 



• then' actions in the 



have seen gentlemen 



! worthless mongrels 



eii. and the same 



ve seen puppies 



ivhich have been 



hm'v Irish setters 



)lic are swindled 



the standard for 



the Scotch setter, 

 under the class of English 

 i fraud nibbed out of ex- 

 ■k and iin in these class 



nd tan equal to any i 



i the 



receive the same fate 



as Irish, I mean th 



peculiar to the [rds 



places this shade of i 



English, ami -.- 



of the Irish, he WOU 



Now, is ihis con$istei 



points eiC the Irish 



dogs of bothnatio 



laud? But us ueit 



ate bred pure it wi 



bench standard fo 



ing every point of 



as English, and we 



having every pqin 



size? suited, he woi 



I -will takeBelton 



had ared COal 1: 



although a gooj 



lisli nor an [rial 



the English class, andth 



lish nor Irish, but distinctly showing th 



both. This is the method adopted by tl 



this red mongrel called Irish should 



the Gqn Ion . All red dogs are classed 



shionable red, anel that, this sliade is 



etter is not so to-day. iStonehenge 



as the lowest grade of color of the 



the English sett.-'.- possess the marks 



■ i . !eel to a prize in that class. 



ll.uwi-.iii an English setter have the 



• bi-inj as much difference in the pure 



the setter and Nowfound- 



English elogs of this color 



ass them. Take the show 



h, a black and white hav- 



f till- blooded Irish setter would be classed 



l ake prizes in this class, and a red dog 



an English setter, except it's size, if the 



■I to ii prize, as an Irish setter. 



lassed as an English setter; if he 



be a prize winner in the Irish class, 



id say that he was neither an Eng- 



I yet this dog is a prize winner in 



log showing thai; he is neither Eug- 



as the blood of 



lish to improve 



i- as th. r - is 

 icr the Irish 

 ouldbehardt 



, a dog < 



i would 



judge wo 



their dogs at the. expense of the Irish, 

 ! iredpuve, The iSnericau show bench .should not en- 



courage this inethOd ot crossing .logs and then emering them 

 a,s pure dogs of either one nation or the other, for while it im- 

 proves one'it degenerates the other; and this is why the Irish 

 setter has elroppe 

 depriving the lov. 

 There should b 

 the bull-terrier, < 

 English or Irish 

 shotdd nol b - aU< 



d to the 





This 



would 



etter. 



. The 



ting 



j pure 



iai-d he has now. thereb 

 ts of this valuable dog. 

 lss made for this cross as there is fo 

 c .il all, and a dog entered in either th 

 thai Bhows .h" 'marks of both dog 

 n either class; either that or as L states 

 before a class shook! be made for half breeds. 

 • the purity of both the English and Irish 

 color question would be pui o Btop to as vindicat 

 Irish setter. I know of a greyhound of a bright red "color. I 

 had a pointer bred from a brown bitch called liver color, and 

 an orange and white dog which was bright reel in color. I had 

 a foxhound nil', : each of these dogs hael the 



fa.-'u' nable ". . flog called Irish. "With these facts 



how can this color indicate an Irish setter? There should be 

 a ckiss for Irish sellers an. I in this class color should hot be a cma^ 

 lification, bu1 the mosl perJEeot specimen slapuldwin, and il' the 

 Ijudgesknow the difference, of one setter from the other, we 

 would soon have better dogs, and get rid of this gun-shy mon- 

 grel, black and tans, anil red called Irish settei-s; and the lover 

 of the dog and gnu, would have pure dogs to shoot over, and 

 will not require, a professional breaker to make fit 

 for the lie-Id. 

 There aiv ■ list met marks both with the English and Irish 



setters. If li 

 standard, 

 be able to 

 no matter 

 Cromthea 

 tsan breed 



as i> now l 

 I spent f 



were adopted by the show bench as 

 color, the lover oi' field sports would soon 



: i-oin the other, or the. cross of them, 



: - we are now able to tell the horse 



; mule from -eii her. Ami then ih'- sportsman 



n will nil be lire,-. ling in ignorance 



rs in in land some thirty-five years ago. Then 

 I saw both tit- !'.!: lish i id I r;-h setter in his purilv and each 

 could be recognized by any lady, just asalady of to-day can 

 fifetangu'ish a Npwfoundlan i from a setter, no matter -what 

 fche coleir might be, so greal were their difference. I have 

 seen .er\- hi li Is the li'-hlonable reel called the 



Irish, about cliirt \ years back ; but I •.mnot say the same for 

 them to-day, The most ofthis color that 1 do" see; now have 

 aol the appearance men ,.i a half bred [rise . 



The name ot th 



p .in-- from thi -.ii til town of New ry in li-- 



land, where i.le.-v w-'-e br •■! ib- 'U 1 li- .. ! e Ir.ii 



MiioiiM.ii-.i, ... themprevious to ;' 

 e-ln-sT i|i,i i i ■.-, --!-,., l Irish having sucha fine 

 red Irish setter, and but few of thorn .'-land, on 



ace-oiint of th-ir extremely hi isl people kn.,w- 



ihg h,hn only by roadiug bj him, the Newry do-- soon found 

 his wo\ e - the red 



' 



old !>'■: t- 



account this dog could hi' pui'cljased Cor much lessthanthe 

 pure ffaidlirini. kt first this dog was well marked, for he was 

 bred to resemble tin- Irish setter as much a9 possible, and his 

 li-Jii red color made him one of the handsomest of doga - A .s 

 the demand ihcreasiKl thiscoloi;bacKime more widely known, 

 and in laettho ruling color recognized Eor the li ' 

 The color became the standard; and the coat and form of the 

 Irish setter became a secondary eon- idiu-aii. m, and this enabled 

 dog dealers to palm their red mongrels on the people for Irish 

 setters. 



1 1' i In- managers of show benches want to preserve colors by 

 making class,-- \nr thein, then tills dog should be known as the 

 re-el N.-wrv, and ne>t as the Irish setter:anel if they want the 

 big headed mongrel called Gb"ra - -is. lei them have it so, but at 

 the same time let them make classses for the black and tan 

 English and Irish s.-tters, for black English and Irish and 

 chestnut or liver, not brown. English and Irish. Then there 

 will be no chance to claim that any one color indicates the 

 purity of blood, and breeders will have, to breed for pure 

 dogs, which will be a benefit to the lovers of field sports. At 

 any time 1 can describe the English and Irish so that any 

 person can distinguish one from the either anel the e • 

 citlie-.-. Vitus: 



BENCH SHOW DERBY. 

 rpHE Directors of the Pittsburgh Bench Show have decided 

 I to inaugurate' a Bench Show Derby for English setters. 

 Conditions to be as follows : All puppies whelped on or after 

 March 1 of the previous year 1 o be eligible, one dollar forfeit to 

 accompany each entry, and I wo dollars additional for puppies 

 e-onurnimg their entry. The forfeit nioncv and ton dollars 

 added by the society to form a purse, and to he divided in a 

 first-, second, and third prize in proportions oi 50, SO, and 8l) 

 percent. Entries to close, on Dec. 1. previous to the show. 

 The two dollars pa id in e'onlirming 1 he emtrv to allow the- puppy 

 to be entered in the regular puppy class (if eligible) with- 

 out extra charge. J. R. Henrickb. 

 PiTTsia-Keiii, April 13, 1883. 



art's Garlic (Snort 



. LiMvreucoTiiiip- 

 OhroHie flill.Lis- 



IMl'ORTATIOKK. 



Rank. Keel Irish teiTier elojr, years old, by si" 

 - Vie) out. of Gr.ilia n.'s Midge ..Sport-Molhi'. by il 

 sua. !i'-l ffook, X. Y.', from Richard Niven-, Esq, 

 liiii-n. Iiel-iuei. 



"':-. 'I', il Davey.of tendon, Qnt,, .-.-e.-jve-i bo April I, bysteaxaer 



State Of In. liana, the pure b.'ivi-rael; seller <!'>;: Lava Rock,' fnun Hi- 

 kennel of Mr, E. Laverack. Sninlerlainl. Eng. ![<■ is a blue bclton in 

 tJQlor, and will be three years oM next month, tie is by Pa.-.li ( r.. K 

 ('. S. I!. I,333)out0f Mai. I of Honor, anil is quite: an -u qi.iisitiuti to the 

 ('.'iiiatiian bree-.lera. He arrived too late- for t.he New York sliov. bul 

 will probably appear at Boston next month. 



s.— To re-bliio barrols costs $i for double set; $2 for 



S M.i: OP COLLIES.— Mr. Thos. H. Terry, of New York, 

 has purchased of Dr. J. "VV. Downey. Kew Market, Md.. his 

 celebrated kennel of Scotch collies, including the champion 

 bitches Lass o' G-owrie and Lassie, and the famous dog cham- 

 l.ion, Tweed II. ; also the bitch Lilac (E. K. C. S. B. No. 10745), 

 and Mr and fiie young dog Prince. The sale also included 

 the red Irish setter bitch Kathleen. Mr. Terry will remove 

 the dogs to Bernardsville, near Morristown, N. J., May 1. 



DR. J. S. NIVEN had the misfortune to have his celebrated 

 Irish terrier Norah run over by a wagon, breaking her leg and 

 otherwise injuring her; consequently she will not appear at 

 the New York show. She will probably receiver. 



THE HomcMead (Springfield, Mass.) tells of an aristocratic 

 pug who lately celebrated his tin wedding, with a couple of 

 small bootblacks as ushers. The way the dog tore down the 

 street was a caution to pugs. 



KENNEL NOTES. 



We wish to impress upera the minds of those who send us items for 

 our Kennel Xotes, that to avoid mistakes all names should be written 

 in print letters, as we finel it very easy tt> make mistakes where this 

 is not done. We also would like to be in Tonne. I whether the animal 

 is male or female-, and to know the .late of birth and the breed to 

 which ii Merlonis, whether pointer, setter or other. A careful study of 

 the notes in this number of the paper will show -Just what is wanted. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 

 J'rince. By Mr. H. T. Danforth, New York, for black and tan Gor- 

 don setter elog, whelped Jan. 1, 1880, by Orgill's Rip out of Dr. Aten's 

 Nellie Horton. 



By Mr. H. T. Danforth, New York, for black and 

 .itch, whelped Jan. 1, 1880, by Orgill's Rip out of 



Mr. W. U. .Smith, Templevillo, Md., furred Irish sottor 

 dog, whelped Sept. l">. 1KS1, by C'out (Derpr— Cora) out of Bell (Owney 

 —Jessie). 



BRED. 

 Colleeiit—Rock. Mr. Lawrence Tlmson's (Red Hook, N. Y.), red 

 Irish terrier bitch Colleen (Splinter— Norah j to his imported Rock 

 (Gaelic— Midge), April 4. 



IJlue Betl. - Tlii'.nd'-r. Mr. W. H. Bec-be's (New York) English setter 

 bitch Blue Belle (Roderic Dim— Mina) to Mr. A. H. Moore's champion 



tai 

 Dr. Ate 





i //. 



s Nellie II. 



Tii 



. Mar 



Muitla — /.'lii.'/i'viorf. Mr. if. (i. Jerome's (Une:asvillo, Conn.) beagle 

 bit.eh Maida (Victor -Luevi to Mr. N. Elmore's imported ltingwood 

 (.Ranter— Beauty). April 11. 



Vesper-Jock. Jr. Mr. H. J. Ferry's i Palmer, Mass.) English setter 

 liii.-h Vesp'T (brake— Diana) to Mr. George S. Sedgwick's Jock, Jr. 

 (Jock-Mah'i, April 10. 



Blandy—MVce. The Excelsior Wafer Spaniel Club's (Milwaukee. 

 Wis.) Irish water spaniel hitch Blenelv to their .Mike. April !5. 



Clio-Leo 1. Dr. O. V. c. Sew Vorki black greyhound bitch 



Clio io Mr. II. VV. Huntington's beo L 



Music— King, Mr. N. Elmore's ((-iranbv. Conn.) imported beagle 

 biteh Music .Poekwou.l Faithful) to owner's King (Victor— Lucy), 

 April 11. 



Lucy Flute. Mr. N. F.'.more's I'Granby, Conn. i beagle bitch Lucv 

 (Imiei-Oal Bess) to owner's Flute (Rattler— True), April 12. 



Winnu—Kinuvood. Mr. N. Elmore s ((Jraiil>\-. Conn.) heagle biteh 

 Winnie iliattler— Belle i to owner's imported Ringwood (Ranter— 

 Beauty), April 13, 



WHELPS. 



Miuzcppa. Mr. Win. F. Todd's (Portland, Me.) liver and white 

 pointer bitch Mazenpa whelped April 5, nine (two elogs) bv Carter's 

 Clip. 



.\i-lli- Horto,, II. Mr. II. T. Danforth's (New York) black and tan 

 Cordon setter biteh Nellie Horlou 11. lOrgill's Rip- Nellie Horton) 

 Whelped April '1, tea (four elogsi by Dr. Aten's Glen. Three dugs and 

 three bitches .since dead. 



Toronto Jet. Mr. J. F. Kirk's (Toronto. Canada) black cocker span- 

 iel hitch Toronto Jet whelped April 10, five, by Toronto Beau. 



SALES. 



Sport Belli whelp?. Two s.-tter dops, whelped March .March 83. 

 I.v Mr. .1 II. Phelan. Jersey Cifv, N. J., to Mr. 11. Louis Shortemier, 

 New York. 



/'..-, ed il. Black, white and liin rough-coated imported Scotch col- 

 lie flog, 7 vears old (Mr. Lloyd Piieo's Twefid— J. Thomas's Mnddie), 

 by Dr. J. W. Downey, New Market. Mil., to Mr. Thomas n. Terry, 

 New fork. 



I'rinrr. Scotch collie, dog. 18 months old (Rex -Lassie), by Dr. J. 

 W. Downev. N.-w n.-.i-Kei. Md., to Mr. Thomas II. Terry, New Vork. 



In .,„•,.• (';, „•;■;■: Sablfi anil wliile, roukh-coated imparted Scotch 

 colli" bileh, -.!',* vears oi. I ,Tos- Lassie- le Dr. .1. W. Downey, New 

 Market. Md.. i-.'.Mr. Thomas H Terry, New York. 



Tawny red. rough-coated Imported Scotch collie, i years old, 

 ■ iliiiio-li Triui. I.v Dr. ,!. W. Downey, New Market, Md., to Mr. Thos. 

 . N.-a V irk. 



J/-.;. Tawny red, rough-coated Srotch PWlie, M months oi i (Tweed 

 (.ov.riei. by Dr. J. W. Down-y. Mew Market. ISA., to Mr, 

 Thomas II. 'I'.-rrv. N< w Vork. 



/../",-. Black, tan and -.vhin-. rougb-coatijd imported Scotch collie 

 biteh, whi'lpi-il M.-iv 12, 1880 (Wolf bilai. I.v Dr. .1. W. Downey, New 

 Market. Md., to Mr. Thomas U. Terry, New York. 



Kathleen. Red Irish setter bitch. ■"■ vears old , Ruins TL- C'olleen\ 

 by Dr. .). W. Downey, New Market, Mil., to Mr. Thomas II. T<-rrv. 

 N'ew Vork. 



Nina. l:ii>.-kand tan Gordon Better bitch, whelped Oct. 10; 1S78 

 (.Mudgi-'s .S.im -Thomps.oii's Bessie), by Mr. E. A. Douglass, Melrose, 

 Mas.. I. ..Mr. Bion J, li n.iis. Fai-miugl 



Puggie Imported English pug dug. y/, months old, by Dr. Al Watts, 

 o..Mo!i. Mass . to Mr JO e' Tui s:.::. -:i. i 



/.',/./. English PUB bitch, 1 months old iliiiiee-.Iud\-) by Pr. Al. 

 Watts B ■ M'l.'.v. I'.-ii-kTi e,-.i,-„. \,.,. 



■ III b\ !<! 



■ 



Jlmwertf to ^orns^attdcntL 



B. S. T., Philadelphia.— Go to Lackawaxen orMilforel. 

 P. K., New York.— See answer to H. H. R., in this number. 

 Subscriber. Wabasha. Minu. — You can get the cartridges of our 



Blue Bam 

 siuglc barrel 



J. B 1).. Charleston, 111.— The aeldress of Food and Hvalth is Wav- 

 erly Place, New York city. 



('. II. H., Bognor, Ont.— Ans. We shall soon publish a comprehen- 

 sive article upon the subject. 



H. A. P.. Grand Rapids, Mich.— 1. We know nothing of the whistle. 

 S. The Michigan open season for wild fowl begins Sept 1. 



N. A. S., New York.— Snipe appeared on the New ,Ierse>y meadows 

 three week ago. There are many there Ibis w ' 



W. W. A., Georgia.— The use of wire cartrld, 

 ing of some guns. They are apt to be irreguk 



A. A. M., Otsego.— 1. The firm do not now 

 actions, hut they are preparing to elo so. 2. Tc 

 suggest, would 'not make.' your gnu lighter. .' 

 right. 



F. R. W., Hudson. N. Y.—WiD you pica 



selr, wo 



the shoot- 

 mrsting. 



with top- 

 els, as you 

 of shell is 



e inform win n the red anel 

 when lines the chipmunk 

 sraro produceel varies some- 

 ring the month of May or 

 i May. 



gray squirrels breed in this State. . 

 breed? Ans. The time at. which the youi 

 what with the season, but. is usually dt 

 early June. The chipmunk brings forth 



A. Mi W., P. A. L., Out— 1. Can Italia 

 climate? a. What is a fair prie:e for i hem 

 do not thrive so weU in a cold climate, but we presi 

 proper care you could keep them. SJ. The prices vary gi 

 ing to breeding and beauty, S&> to S50 should purchase': 



A. C. D., Phila.-l. Where can wild rice :be bought? 2. \ 

 time for sowing it? :i. Should it be sown where wild c 

 growing? Ans. 1. R. M. Valentine, .lanesville. Wis., 

 enrist. Port Hope, Ontario, price $2 per bushel. S->. Sow i 

 spring, S. We do not know what effect il would have oi 



A Reader. Wheatlands, Pa.— 1. Some time ago I saw 

 titled, "Sports in July.'" it represented a pointer. Iris 

 white setter. It washy some firm in Philadelphia. I be 

 give me aeldress. 2. What is average weight of Irish set 

 We are not familiar with the picture. 2. Irish setters ra 

 from 45) bs. to 651bs. 



W. B. M., Harrisburg, Pa.— I received wild rice fi 

 as recommended by you, and will sow in Susipch 

 common lice grow iii our .swamps? 2. 1 want, ;\ \ 

 that will enable me to identify any bird, cspeeially 

 and waders— I may shoot . Ans. i. We think not. 

 North American Birds,"' price ST. We can supply 



H. S. Monroe, N. C. — 1. In bending gun-stocks, 

 loose from the breech-piece, or is all bent togetl 

 drop of that gun-stock be such that it will deliver I 

 point-blank at 33 yards? 3. Which are considered 

 trap at 30 yards, a pigeon or quail? Ans. l. All be 

 3. Quail are not, or at least should not be, shot frej 



ScnscniBEB., Monctou, Canada.— 1. What is the 

 the collie? 2. Are collies and Skyotcrriers in nil 

 York and Boston, and what price elo well-bred animals Drug? <»■ « "at 

 gun is the best for goose and duck shooting? Ans. 1. AbouJ501bs. 

 2. The demand is fair for good animals. The price varies BO much 

 that we could give you nt> accurate; information. 3. Many shooters 

 use a 10-lb. 10-bore with good effeeit. 



"Goon Bte, Sweet Day," St. Johns, N. F.— Li your issue of Janu- 

 ary 1!), in a letter from G. W. Van Siclen, occurred some lines of 

 poetry: '-Good bye. sweet day.'' Could you infoi-m me who is their 

 author, and whether they have ever been set to music? Ans. Mr. ' 

 Van Siclen says: "1 am sorry that (as I said in the article where I 

 quoted it) I tlon't know the name of author of 'Good bye, sweet day.' 

 The lines are a uewspaper clipping of two or three years ago. They 

 pleased me greally and Unit is all l know about them." 



Boots.— What is the best preparation for keeping bools and shoes 

 from cracking? Ans. A Boston correspouelcni writes us in high 

 praise of Tittle's "leather life-." a preparation sold by G. L. Brown, 

 125 Federal street, Boston, Mass. There are many home-made recipes, 

 one of them being tallow. A preparation is also made' of tallow and 

 rubber, equal parts boiled together, till the rubber is dissolved Apply 

 hot .; the. mixture takes lire roaelily anel has an unpleia-sunt, smell. Rub- 

 ber is obtained from olel rubber boots. 



you from my rude description name 

 lentelow underbrush. Size i length, 

 nc-h.-s. The head, neck ami hack are 



« be kept in (his 

 c? Ans. 1. They 



-r (.'has. m 

 ifallorenrly 

 tho celery, 



range in weight 



Valentine Pros.. 

 iRiver. 1. Will 

 r on ornithology 

 aterfowl --ducks 

 S. "Coues' Key to 



•eh-st to kill from 

 oget.her. 2. No. 

 he trap. 



era -.■ freigMiof 



Jerek, Oskaloosa. Iowa.— C 

 the following? A bird that f i 

 12 inches, extent of wings 17 

 black, tail black above, exe..,.- 

 neath, white spot on each wing: sides, underwi 

 breael pure white: bill, black, short and heave- 

 size description might elo for the tow] Imniin 



robin, (Pipilo erytliroplUhaluma) bul it is about 



pare bright bre 



Ans. Except ; 



Chewinl or ::r. 



ne-third too hu-L- 



ni-I 



Res.— 1. I have a rilie chambered for an extra long 44 Wesson cart- 

 ridge. For ordinary work a lighter cartridge would he ph-as.-uit.-r. 

 safer, and less strain to tic. gun. Cm n ••short." on ■ he obtain -el that 

 will do accurate work at short distance-.- •>. Is it i igh: to hunt, rabbits 

 at this season of th$ year, for the sport of shooting them, where not 

 protected bylaw? Ans. 1. A short shell would not, give so accurate 

 results. You may reduce loael of powder bv inserting a light cork wad 

 between powder and bullet. 2. They should not be shot after Feb- 

 ruary 1st. 



J. H. A., Lockwood, N. Y,— This vicinity is largely infested with 

 hawks, woodchueks. and weasels, and our creeks arc full of large 



,1,,, 



n-eolo 



;d water-snakeB, which pi 

 iii! be a good plan t r. orjra 



Do y 



bounty on bamfcs! B, Can . 

 Ans. Yes. 2. There is noite 

 upon the relative abundance o 



sville, Pa.-l. Should the red 

 2. Should they have black not 

 m toes? 4. My dog sometime 



ble. An 



, 1. Brow 



nd whe 



l 1 hue 

 shoul 



on breast, and occasionally .>n toes. 

 without a mote definite description o 

 small doses of iron and calisaya bark 

 closed Apnl 1. li. Ves. 

 E» Gabbb, w 



I'inous Point Club House, Sandusky Bay— I. What 

 e.-iih of firing from a close-choked gun. largest, shot. 



lirect cause 



']■■- of close 



-Is.- Ans. 1, 

 is in propm - 



tie shot-choke may be too large, or even « here ;..,., miiT w.els are em- 

 ployed. 



n. II. R. Halifax, N. S.-l. My Newr,,u,i,!l.-ui.! dog has a so,-,- >ui 

 ini'h in eiiami-tei-on his shoulder, li. was a red sp..i .-it lirsi but now 

 the seal is black with matter under it and the hair h..s eon,,- u.T .-, round 

 il. What is il and what shall I do for it? 2. What shall I l'ee.1 him? 

 3. Would salt fish be goo- 1 ;..• ■ him? I, Shall I give him meat? g. Ia 

 porrielge of oaf and minealproperfoodforliim? fi. Is. n,-.-,-. .lav on 

 Hi.- morning) often enough to feed him? Ans. I. Hive a el..si'Ol'14ocii"ll.- 

 salts, and apply to the sore two or three times a day the following: 

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